So... I published a book
After one year of writing, one year of editing and half a year of writing mails to literary agents (they told me I write well, but no German publishing house would ever publish a fantasy young adult novel with a gay protagonist), I finally published my novel "Raven House" on Amazon! :D I never wanted to be a selfpublisher, but oh well - you don't always get what you wish for, right? And I can't really complain; after all, I've already sold more than 200 copies in the last 1,5 months! :D
You can find my book here: https://www.amazon.de/Raven-House-Antje-Bremer-ebook/dp/B07RN28B82/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
It's in German, unfortunately, but I'm currently working on an English translation! Maybe I'll have more luck with English or American publishing houses than those in Germany. The only problem is: I can't afford a professional translator so I'm doing the translation on my own - which isn't optimal, since you would normally translate texts from the foreign language to your first language, not the other way around.
So maybe there are any English native speakers here who would like to proofread my translated novel? It would mean the world to me! :)
Just to give you a first impression of what the book is about, here is the blurb:
A vampire, a werewolf and a lost memory - can that work out?
Five is a loner by nature and just wants his peace and quiet. But Vlad, the new boy in the class, relentlessly tries to befriend him. Vlad is annoying, but somehow also lovable - and he is a vampire. A vampire who has lost his memory and gets chased by vampire hunters. Something terrible must have happened in his past - something that the vampire hunters want to keep a secret at all costs, so they try everything to get rid of witnesses like Vlad.
Involuntarily, Five gets drawn into the world of vampires and werewolves until he too gets caught in the crosshairs of the hunters. So he tries to help Vlad recover his memory. In their dangerous search for clues not only the hunters try to stop them, but also the police and even an international secret service. In a world full of enemies, the two unequal companions have to learn what trust, friendship and love really mean.
And yes, there is a gay romance story between Vlad and Five, I can already tell you this much ;)
So if anyone is interested in proofreading my translation (or knows someone else I could ask), please just leave me a comment or send me a private message! Thank you so much in advance! :)
You can find my book here: https://www.amazon.de/Raven-House-Antje-Bremer-ebook/dp/B07RN28B82/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
It's in German, unfortunately, but I'm currently working on an English translation! Maybe I'll have more luck with English or American publishing houses than those in Germany. The only problem is: I can't afford a professional translator so I'm doing the translation on my own - which isn't optimal, since you would normally translate texts from the foreign language to your first language, not the other way around.
So maybe there are any English native speakers here who would like to proofread my translated novel? It would mean the world to me! :)
Just to give you a first impression of what the book is about, here is the blurb:
A vampire, a werewolf and a lost memory - can that work out?
Five is a loner by nature and just wants his peace and quiet. But Vlad, the new boy in the class, relentlessly tries to befriend him. Vlad is annoying, but somehow also lovable - and he is a vampire. A vampire who has lost his memory and gets chased by vampire hunters. Something terrible must have happened in his past - something that the vampire hunters want to keep a secret at all costs, so they try everything to get rid of witnesses like Vlad.
Involuntarily, Five gets drawn into the world of vampires and werewolves until he too gets caught in the crosshairs of the hunters. So he tries to help Vlad recover his memory. In their dangerous search for clues not only the hunters try to stop them, but also the police and even an international secret service. In a world full of enemies, the two unequal companions have to learn what trust, friendship and love really mean.
And yes, there is a gay romance story between Vlad and Five, I can already tell you this much ;)
So if anyone is interested in proofreading my translation (or knows someone else I could ask), please just leave me a comment or send me a private message! Thank you so much in advance! :)